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What would happen if a white dwarf gained enough mass to reach the 1.4 solar-mass white dwarf limit?
If a white dwarf gained enough mass to reach the 1.4 solar-mass white dwarf limit, it would undergo a catastrophic event known as a Type Ia supernova. This explosion would release a tremendous amount of energy and result in the complete destruction of the white dwarf.
What happens to the size of a white dwarf when its mass is increased?
When the mass of a white dwarf increases, its size decreases. This is because the increased mass causes the white dwarf to contract under its own gravity, making it smaller and denser.
What is the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf?
The upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf is about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, known as the Chandrasekhar limit. Beyond this point, the white dwarf may collapse and explode in a supernova event.
Is a white dwarf star is one that does not have fuel to make is own energy?
That's called a "black dwarf". Such objects are hypothetical; they are not expected to exist yet, since it takes a white dwarf longer, to cool down to a black dwarf, than the current age of the Universe.
What prevents the collapse of a white dwarf and allows it to maintain stability despite its immense gravitational pull?
A white dwarf's stability is maintained by electron degeneracy pressure, which prevents further collapse due to the immense gravitational pull.
What comes before white dwarf and after white dwarf?
Before a white dwarf, a star would undergo the red giant phase. After a white dwarf, a star may end its life cycle as a black dwarf, although no black dwarfs are currently known to exist in the universe due to the long timescales required for a white dwarf to cool down.
How would you arrange this in order red giant white dwarf and main sequence?
The correct order of these stellar evolutionary stages is main sequence, red giant, white dwarf. A star begins its life on the main sequence where it fuses hydrogen into helium. As it runs out of fuel, it expands into a red giant before shedding its outer layers and collapsing into a white dwarf.
What is the order from smallest to largest sun supernova red giant white dwarf?
White Dwarf, Sun, Red Giant, Supernova
Which is the correct order - white dwarf or red?
The correct order is red giant followed by white dwarf. A red giant is a stage in the life cycle of a star where it has expanded and cooled. After the red giant phase, the star sheds its outer layers and the core collapses to form a white dwarf.
What causes a giant star to turn into a white dwarf?
A giant star would experience a supernova explosion, in order to become a white dwarf.
How are giant stars and white dwarf related?
A giant star is a dying star that expanded, and the core shrinks are the same time. When the shell of the giant star drift into space as planetary nebula, the core became a white dwarf. The white dwarf is made from the core of the giant star.
What are the stages of the sun's life cycle?
The sun's life cycle includes the stages of formation, main-sequence, red giant, and white dwarf. It is currently in the main-sequence stage, where it fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. Eventually, it will expand into a red giant before shedding its outer layers and becoming a white dwarf.
White Dwarf is one of the final stages in?
A stars evolution. Our Sun will go yellow dwarf -> red giant -> white dwarf -> black dwarf.
Will the sun be a white dwarf for the rest of eternity?
No, the sun will eventually evolve into a red giant before shedding its outer layers and becoming a white dwarf. The white dwarf stage marks the end of its evolution, where it will slowly cool down over billions of years.
How a star becames a white dwarf?
A white dwarf is the core of a dead star. As the star runs out of fuel, it expands into a red giant, as the shell of the red giant became a planetary nebula, and the core shrinks and became a white dwarf.
Is Pollux a white dwarf star?
No, Pollux is not a white dwarf star. It is an orange giant star that is nearing the end of its life cycle. White dwarfs are remnants of stars like the Sun after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel.
What is the relationship between a giant and a white dwarf?
A red giant is old to middle aged star and a white dwarf is dead star so the relationship is they are both are dead and alive.
